Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
Home Department
Written answers and statements, 28 October 2009
Tim Boswell (Daventry, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many private colleges of further education have been denied registration for the purpose of student visas since the introduction of the points-based scheme.
Phil Woolas (Minister of State (the North West), Home Office; Oldham East & Saddleworth, Labour)
In total 188 educational establishments have been denied registration under tier 4 of the points based system, with only one being a private college of further education.